An explosion at a wastewater treatment facility in southwestern England caused casualties
Xinhua News Agency, London, December 3 (Reporter Liang Xizhi) An explosion occurred at a wastewater treatment facility in the Evanmouth area of Bristol, southwestern England, on the 3rd, causing casualties.
According to the news released by the local fire rescue department, they dispatched fire trucks and helicopters to the scene after receiving the alarm that morning, and the explosion caused casualties.
The fire rescue department has not announced the cause of the explosion and the number of casualties.
Witnesses on the scene said that they heard loud noises and that buildings near the scene of the incident shook.
The local police have set up a cordon near the scene of the incident, urging people to avoid going to the scene as much as possible so as not to affect the work of rescuers.